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    Kolontár (Hungarian: [ˈkolontaːr]) is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary. On 4 October 2010 a 1.5–4 meter high wave of red mud flooded the village from...
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    (3–7 ft) wave, flooding several nearby localities, including the village of Kolontár and the town of Devecser. Ten people died, and 150 people were injured...
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  • Torna river and flooded parts of the city of Devecser and the villages of Kolontár and Somlóvásárhely. The incident resulted in 10 deaths, more than a hundred...
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    Királyszentistván Kisapáti Kisberzseny Kiscsősz Kislőd Kispirit Kisszőlős Kolontár Köveskál Kővágóörs Kup Külsővat Küngös Lesencefalu Lesenceistvánd Lesencetomaj...
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    others suffered injuries. October 4, 2010: Alumina plant accident. Ajka, Kolontár, Devecser and several other settlements, Hungary. The dam of Magyar Aluminium's...
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    died, and about 150 people were injured, in the nearby settlements of Kolontár and Devecser. On 13 October 2010, the government nationalized the company...
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    centered around the village Lőrinte (present-day Lőrintepuszta, a borough of Kolontár) in Veszprém County. There, they also erected a church. According to historian...
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    metres (35 million cubic feet) of red mud slurry from an alumina plant near Kolontár in Hungary was accidentally released into the surrounding countryside in...
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  • (3–7 ft) wave, flooding several nearby localities, including the village of Kolontár and the town of Devecser. The flood killed seven persons and the high pH...
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    red mud, a waste product of aluminum refining, flooding the village of Kolontár and killing the Marcal River. the Baia Mare cyanide spill, Romania, 30...
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